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What is Eba

Sometimes, the most simple things are the most complex. If you are a Nigerian and someone asks you “what is eba” you would be like; what, are you kidding me”. Well, while you know the answer to that question, so many other persons from outside Nigeria are still trying to grasp the nitty-gritty of Nigerian cooking.

I get questions like this everyday and it doesnt amaze me.

What is an eba?

What is eba made of?

What is garri made of?

Well, I am going to give you a detailed break down via this article and even show you how to prepare eba. If you are new to Nigerian cooking, I can understand exactly where you are now. I have a cookbook on amazon, it should be available from January 2017 “NewBie Guide to Nigerian Cooking”, it is very cheap and you can get it for a quick start to Nigerian cooking.

Eba is a Nigerian staple food eaten all over the country and beyond. It is made from fried grated cassava (manioc) flour, commonly called as garri.

Garri (eba) is a by-product of cassava. It goes through a lot of processes before it finally becomes garri. But you don’t need to bother yourself with all of those. We all buy garri from the grocery stores and make eba out of them in just five minutes.

Most of the soups you would learn to prepare from this blog are not usually served alone in Nigeria. They are served alongside “swallows” – as we call them in Nigeria. There are just about ten of them and eba is the most popular.

This article shows you how to make eba. It usually takes less than 10 minutes.

I am Chy Anegbu, welcome to my food blog. I share all my secrets on this blog. I am the best-selling author of the Ultimate Nigerian Cookbook, the rice eBook and several other products used for making Nigerian foods.

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